#142·swapy

Error: can't access property "relativeX", t.dragEvent() is null

Author: MrLolokCreated Jul 14, 2025Updated Jul 14, 2025

I receive the following error: Error: can't access property "relativeX", t.dragEvent() is null when swapMode is set to "hover". It seems that the dragged element gets stuck when trying to swap with another element via hover

typescript
"use client";

import type { Swapy } from "swapy";
import type { SwappableGridProps, SwapyEvent } from "./types";

import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
import { createSwapy, utils } from "swapy";

import { cn } from "../../utils/cn";

const SwappableGrid = <T,>({ items, keyAttribute, onReorder, renderItem, className }: SwappableGridProps<T>) => {
    const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
    const swapyRef = useRef<Swapy | null>(null);

    const [slotItemMap, setSlotItemMap] = useState(utils.initSlotItemMap(items, keyAttribute));
    const slottedItems = useMemo(
        () => utils.toSlottedItems(items, keyAttribute, slotItemMap),
        [items, keyAttribute, slotItemMap],
    );

    const handleSwap = useCallback(
        (event: SwapyEvent) => {
            const newMap = event.newSlotItemMap.asArray;
            setSlotItemMap(newMap);

            const reorderedItems = utils
                .toSlottedItems(items, keyAttribute, newMap)
                .map(({ item }) => item)
                .filter((item): item is T => item !== null);

            onReorder(reorderedItems);
        },
        [items, keyAttribute, onReorder],
    );

    useEffect(() => {
        const containerElement = containerRef.current;
        if (containerElement) {
            swapyRef.current = createSwapy(containerElement, {
                swapMode: "hover",
                manualSwap: true,
            });
            swapyRef.current.onSwap(handleSwap);
        }

        return () => {
            swapyRef.current?.destroy();
        };
    }, [handleSwap]);

    useEffect(() => {
        utils.dynamicSwapy(swapyRef.current, items, keyAttribute, slotItemMap, setSlotItemMap);
    }, [items, keyAttribute]);

    return (
        <div ref={containerRef} className={cn("container", className)}>
            {slottedItems.map(({ slotId, itemId, item }) => {
                if (!item) return null;
                return (
                    <div key={slotId} data-swapy-slot={slotId} className="aspect-square">
                        <div
                            key={itemId}
                            data-swapy-item={itemId}
                            className="h-full w-full cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing"
                        >
                            {renderItem(item)}
                        </div>
                    </div>
                );
            })}
        </div>
    );
};

SwappableGrid.displayName = "SwappableGrid";
export default SwappableGrid;